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booster injection, the administration of an additional dose of antigen within a defined period of time, such as a vaccine or toxoid, usually in a smaller amount than the original immunization. It is given to maintain the immune response at an appropriate level. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Three weeks later, the mice were given an intraperitoneal booster injection with peptide-KLH in incomplete Freund's adjuvant; 13 days later blood was collected. Antisera were obtained after the second booster injection. Antibody response was measured 21 days after the initial human serum albumin (HSA) injection (primary antibody response-1), after 8 weeks of moderate exercise training and immediately prior to the booster HSA injection (primary antibody response-2), and 10 days after the booster injection of HSA (secondary antibody response) (Tab. |
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